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Three-tier red velvet cake
Photo: David Holifield

Three-tier red velvet cake

34 ingredients 30 min Serves 100 openrecipes

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

950
Calories
22g
Protein
37g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 150g/5oz butter
  • 150g/5oz caster sugar
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • few drops vanilla essence
  • pinch salt
  • 125g/4½oz plain flour
  • 25g/1oz cocoa powder
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp red food colouring
  • 450g/1lb ready-to-roll white icing
  • 350g/12oz butter
  • 350g/12oz caster sugar
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • pinch salt
  • 300g/10oz plain flour
  • 50g/2oz cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 50ml/2fl oz red food colouring
  • 800g/1¾lb ready-to-roll white icing
  • 650g/1lb 7oz butter
  • 650g/1lb 7oz caster sugar
  • 10 free-range eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla essence
  • large pinch salt
  • 575g/1lb 5oz plain flour
  • 75g/3oz cocoa powder
  • 35g/1¼oz baking powder
  • 100ml/3½fl oz red food colouring
  • 1.25kg/2lb 12oz ready-to-roll white icing
  • 730g/1lb 10oz butter
  • 1.8kg/4lb icing sugar
  • 225g/8oz cream cheese
  • few drops vanilla essence

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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